V is for . . . Vampire: A Vampire Island Story

Lexie Livingstone, a vampire-human hybrid living in New York City and trying to gain mortality, faces typical ninth grade dramas like boys and school politics, as well as not-so-typical obstacles like obnoxious pixie houseguests.

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Who Stole Grandma's Million-Dollar Pumpkin Pie?

When the recipe for his grandmother's famous pumpkin pie is suddenly missing just before Thanksgiving Day, Alex and his friend Yasmeen try to solve the mystery of its disappearance.

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Pigs Make Me Sneeze

Mo Willems' award-winning Elephant and Piggie series continues to charm readers. Featuring two lovable and funny characters -- an optimistic (and sometimes reckless) pig and a cautious, pessimistic elephant -- these books make reading irresistible to the beginning readers. Children who sat on their parents' laps to have Pigeon read to them will eagerly take the plunge with these books to start reading on their own.

Each book has been vetted by an early learning specialist (and many adorable early learners).

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The Runaway Dragon

When Laddy, her beloved dragon, flies away from home, princess Meg must make a plan and go after him to bring him back in this fun-filled fantasy tale featuring heroic guardsmen, powerful wizards, magic carpets, and one very dashing bandit.

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Extra Credit

As letters flow back and forth--between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan, across cultural and religious divides--sixth-grader Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed begin to speak and listen to each other.

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Alienated

Obtaining top-secret information about the lives of aliens as a result of their cousin Fred's special connections, eighth-graders Gene and Vince soon become celebrated writers; but everything changes when the aliens start to disappear and people they know begin to transform before their very eyes.

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Open Road's Best National Parks with Kids

Profiles twenty-one family-friendly vacation options in American national parks, describing attractions of interest as well as local accommodations for such areas as Yellowstone, Mesa Verde, and Carlsbad Caverns.

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